Kashing, Zhejiang Province, China

🇨🇳 Jiaxing (嘉兴), alternately Kashing, is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, its built-up area is made of 2 urban districts.

Economy Industry is the main economic driver to the city's economy, contributing 47% to its GDP in 2015. Jiaxing is also well known as the 'hometown of silk', hence it is a famous producer of textiles and woollens. It is one of the world's largest exporters of leather goods. There are mechanical, chemical and electronic industries there.

Jiaxing is an important energy base in East China. Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, the first self-designed nuclear power station in China, and Fangjiashan Nuclear Power Plant are located in Haiyan County.

Jiaxing Export Processing Zone Established in 2003, Jiaxing Export Processing Zone is a state-level export processing zone approved by State Council. Its development goal is to become the export processing base for IT, IC, mechanical and electrical, electronics and other high-tech industries.

Tourist Industry • South Lake, where the Chinese Communist Party was officially founded. • Wuzhen • Xitang.

Transport The city is served by two railway stations: Jiaxing railway station, on the Shanghai–Kunming railway, and Jiaxing South railway station on the high speed Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway. The city is served by two long-distance bus stations: Jiaxing North Bus Station and the new Jiaxing Transportation Center. Jiaxing is on the G92 Hangzhou Bay Ring Expressway, G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway and China National Highway 320.

Jiaxing Air Base is being converted to a public-use airport.